There seams to be some interest, so I will write a quick short tutorial for now.įor those that only backup by saving the whole project directory, this can work, but is error prone. So please reply with your team’s general solutions if possible. On a second note, I would also like to know how the community deals with multiple programmers, and backup methods. (Using a server, can be just as easy, but most school networks will cause it to be more difficult) , and documents, and put together some 10min localhost setup tutorial. If there is enough interest, I will dig up the various tutorial Most version control tools allow for external diff/merge tools to be mapped, and used instead of the client’s native tools. The tools do not need to be installed, just copied onto the local hard disk. I am not sure if they are installed with the FIRST installers, but will check when I get into work. They are usually located at \Shared\ The sub-directory is the tool name. LabVIEW has some native Diff (difference) and Merge tools. (Programming technique would have to be more careful when using cross platform development, and I am not sure if the FIRST installers work cross-platforms.) Other SVN clients for Mac, and various Linux distributions are also available, and mostly work together. I know that many developers use GIT, and CVS successfully, however, I find SVN very easy to set up. In my experience, this combination of tools VisualSVN, TSVN, JKI TSVN, has worked wonders for multi-developer environments and for recovering for computer disasters. (Whole projects get complicated) The evaluation uses a nag dialog instead of a time limit. There is a evaluation package available from JKI labs that allows TSVN operations on single/multiple files. Documentation, VI’s, LabVIEW project files, etc. A major benefit is that any file type is supported. The project would have to be closed before updating the whole project. This comes at the cost of tight integration. TSVN is a windows client that integrates with windows explorer instead of the development environment. I personally use SVN, with TortoiseSVN (TSVN) as the client. There are several solutions, 3 of which are quite common in the LabVIEW community GIT, CVS, and SVN. Version control works with all programming languages, but as I am a LabVIEW programmer, I will stick to LabVIEW. It also allows for distributed work flow. Even if a program is developed by a single programmer! When use correctly, version control is essentially a great backup system. Although, one may manage without some kind of version control, it is very beneficial to use it. Many programmers, (professional and non-professional) resist adapting to use version control, but I believe that it is essential. So after the lackluster search result, (probably due to my poor search skills:P) I was inspired to write this suggestion post. I did a search of the forum about version control, I wanted to see what this community uses, but found very little. I am a professional LabVIEW programmer, and this is my first year mentoring a team.
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